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blacken

/blak-uhn/US // ˈblæk ən //UK // (ˈblækən) //

黑化,变黑,发黑,变黑了

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make black; darken.
    • : to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to grow or become black.

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Examples

  • They rebuilt a simple, one-room cabin on the blackened site.

  • He was notably plump for a small reptile, and the end of his tail was missing, blackened.

  • A sweet choice is great for lending a sugary punch to a savory bun or a heavily salted piece of meat, or to offset a spicy or heavily seasoned dish like jerk wings or blackened salmon.

  • Turn them regularly until charred all over and tender, then allow to cool enough so you can peel off the blackened skins and purée into dip.

  • His forehead was bruised, his eyes were blackened and his neck was scored with scratches.

  • Because of a quibble on his part this loathsome thing would ruin his future, dash his hopes to the ground, blacken his life.

  • The river pool commenced to blacken, while flowering rushes tossed their shivering heads and murmured.

  • "Too bad of you to blacken me to her like that," remarked the judge.

  • They have done what they could to blacken his name; and to this day the shadow they have cast upon it in part remains.

  • These lawyers who are coming will blacken lots of paper, and talk a great deal of useless stuff.